New Arrivals

Brand-new bossa albums by Eliane Elias and Ron Carter!

Eliane Elias / Bossa Nova Stories
Superb pianist and singer Eliane Elias's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the bossa nova is a gorgeously recorded gem of an album. Her cool, seductive voice is prominently featured and backed by an all-star band led by her husband Marc Johnson. Oscar Castro-Neves is on the guitar, and Toots Thielemans and Ivan Lins appear as guests.

Ron Carter / Jazz & Bossa
Bass master Ron Carter has been long associated with the bossa nova, since he appeared on Antonio Carlos Jobim's historic album Wave in the 1960s. This very jazzy bossa album features his regular group as well as Javon Jackson on tenor sax.

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New Arrivals

Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin / Vintage
For the first time in their 39-year personal and musical partnership, Akiyoshi and Tabackin made a full album as a duo, and it's a wonderful Duke Ellington songbook! Wow!

Mark Murphy / Midnight Mood
A rare reissue of singer Mark Murphy's 1967 recording made for MPS in Germany. A classic vocal album supported by a cool band including Ronnie Scott, Sahib Shihab, Francy Boland and Kenny Clarke!

Introducing a new Japanese label: A60JAZZ!

A60JAZZ is a brand-new, independent Japanese jazz label extablished by Kenny Inaoka, a veteran producer known for his long association with the ECM label. The "A60" part of the name means "around 60," in the same vain as certain age groups of soccor players are described as "U21" (under 21), etc.

Inaoka is essentially targeting his own age group, adults with experience and taste to distinguish the fluff from the real stuff. For the first three releases, he also focused on veteran Japanese musicians who are also "around 60" years of age: super trumpeter Tiger Okoshi, trombonist Shigeharu Mukai and tenor saxophonist Kosuke Mine.

Employing a well-known recording engineer with a purist approach, the label strives to present high quality performances with high quality sound. The first three releases are all suberb, both in terms of music and sound quality. They demonstrate that a Japanese label can produce world-class CDs by recording top Japanese musicians in Tokyo.

Tiger Okoshi / Plays Standards

Shigeharu Mukai / Plays Standards

Kosuke Mine / Plays Standards

New Arrival

Anita O'Day / Live In Tokyo 1963 [DVD]
This asounding 1963 live televised concert from Japan is destined to become the quintessential Anita O'Day concert. Anita is backed by a full Orchestra, and this 15-song live footage has never been released in the US until now. A classic performance capturing Anita at the pinnacle of her Verve period!

New Arrivals

Toshiko Akiyoshi and The SWR Big Band / Let Freedom Swing [2CD]
This import from Germany finds the legendary bandleader/arranger and NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi playing the piano and conducting the superb SWR Big Band. Her bebop-based and intricate scores come to life once again. This is an exciting new release for fans of Akiyoshi and big band in general!

Three Hybrid SACDs from Telarc Jazz

Although they are not "imports," Eastwind Import has decided to carry some SACDs released by Telarc, is one of the very few jazz labels that records in pure DSD and releases new material on hybrid SACDs. These great-sounding discs are compatible with both regular CD players and SACD players.

Hiromi's Sonicbloom / Beyond Standard [Hybrid SACD]
A brand-new release from the Japanese super-pianist Hiromi Uehara! For the first time, she tackles tunes written by composers other than herself. But expect a wild ride that is full of surprises and bursting creativity!

The Tierney Sutton Band / On The Other Side [Hybrid SACD]
Tierney Sutton is one of my favorite jazz singers today. Her beautiful voice, impeccable technique and a long-standing relationship with one of the best bands around are some of the factors that make her albums wonderful. Her latest release is another towering achievement!

Tierney Sutton Something Cool [Hybrid SACD]
Sutton's 2002 release showed her rapid maturity as a singer. The tight band includes Christian Jacob, one of the best pianists around today!

Introducing Yarlung Records

Eastwind Import is proud to introduce Yarlung Records, a new, audiophile classical label with a passion for discovering young musicians and a special focus on 20th and 21st century composers.

Established and run by Bob Attiyeh, the energetic producer, music lover and recording engineer, Yarlung Records takes pride in providing young, talented musicians their first chance to record professionally to help launch their international concert careers.

Another feature of the label is their audiophile focus. Using the fewest microphones in a natural acoustic space, Bob captures the music as it happens in the purest form and records direct-to-two-track on the spot. The best-of-the-industry team of Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray master the recording for the CD format. The sound quality of their CDs is simply stunning: pure, vivid, detailed and dynamic.

Eastwind Import now carries the entire catalog of this exceptional label. Listen to these lovingly prepared CDs and enjoy the talents of top young artists who will lead the next generation of classical musicians, discover new music of modern composers, and revel in the amazing sonics!

David Fung / The Piano: A Journey From Hubris To Humility

David Fung / The Piano: Evening Conversations

Janaki String Trio / Debut

Orion Weiss / Orion [24K Gold CD]

David Howard/ David Howard

Elinor Frey & David Fung Dialoghi

Ryan MacEvoy McCullough / In Concert

Joanne Pearce Martin / Barefoot

New Arrival

Ernie Watts & Plas Johnson L.A. R&B Project / All Blues
The two giants of tenor sax have a ball in this brand-new, "all blues" album. They have very different, distinct tones and styles, but what they share is a plenty of soul and deep blues feeling. What a treat!

New Arrival

Manhattan Jazz Orchestra / Spain
The theme of the latest and 14th release by David Matthews and his long-standing New York big band is "Spain." Matthews' brilliant arrangements of famous Spanish tunes are executed to perfction by star players including Lew Soloff, Ryan Kisor and Andy Snitzer!

New Arrivals

Eric Miyashiro / Pleiades - Tribute to Maynard Ferguson
Super trumpeter Eric Miyashiro's heartfelt tribute to his memtor and all-time hero is full of fun, groove, and stratospheric high notes! Definitely one of the best big band CDs this year!

New Arrivals

Complete Sonny Rollins In Japan [2CD]
Exciting news for the fans of Sonny Rollins! The legendary concert from 1973 is for the first time presented in its entirety! Disc 2 of this special 2-disc set contains 58 minutes of previously unreleased material! Newly remastered with JVC's cutting-edge K2 HD technology from the original analog master tapes for vivid, detailed and dynamic sound. Wow!